Question

A farm charges $1.75 for each pound of strawberries picked and $2 for a basket to hold the strawberries. What is the total cost to pick 5 pounds of strawberries?

Answer 1

Answer:

The total cost to pick 5 pounds of strawberries is $10.75

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that 1 pound of strawberries cost $1.75

A basket to hold the strawberries is $2.

The total cost to pick 5 pounds of strawberries is:

$2 + 5($1.75)

= $2 + $8.75

=$10.75